Ludwig Hülgerth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian politician
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Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
About Ludwig Hülgerth
- Ludwig Hülgerth (26 Janusary 1875 – 13 August 1939) was an Austrian Field Marshal and politician. The son of a career soldier, Hülgerth joined the military at a young age.
- He fought in the First World War on three fronts, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
- In 1927, he retired as a Major General, and received the rank of Field Marshal in 1934. Hülgerth went into politics in 1934, when he became governor of Carinthia.
- He became the head of the Fatherland Front militia in 1936, and that same year became Vice-Chancellor under Kurt Schuschnigg. Hülgerth died in 1939 at his father-in-law's estate in Sankt Georgen am Längsee.
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